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2011mootcourtnews

FIRST IN NATIONMemphis Law's Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Team won the National Championship in Houston
in March. The team went undefeated, beating Texas Wesleyan, DePaul, Seattle, St. Mary’s
and Harvardon the way to the national title. The top 18 teams from six regions met in Houston.

TOP SIXTEEN IN THE NATION & REGIONAL CHAMPIONSThe third-year ABA moot court team of Tracy Bradshaw and Grace Whiting ranked in the
top 16 teams in the nation at the ABA National tournament this year. The team also went undefeated at regionals. This is Tracy and Grace’s second ABA regional championship. Joanna Waddell from the 2L ABA team was also recognized as one of the top ten advocates
in the region. Director of Advocacy, Barbara Kritchevsky, is the team’s coach.

THIRD IN NATIONMemphis Law'sDuberstein Bankruptcy Competition team of Randall Noel and Jennifer Sutch finished
third in the 48-team competition this year. Duberstein competitors advance based on
scores, not won-loss, so there’s not a neat list of who they defeated on the way.
They know they defeated Loyola New Orleans in the quarterfinals and fell to the University
of Houston, the eventual champions. The second Duberstein team, Lauren Siegel and
Bill O’Connor, were awarded honorable mention best brief. The team’s coach is Mark
Wright. The Bankruptcy Section of the Memphis Bar Association sponsors the team.
This is Memphis’s best result in Duberstein after a final eight finish last year.